Alexandre

I agree ryanbis. The SAT is something a 17 year old can brag about. It is not significant when evaluating a 22 year old college grad.

NoobTakular

"it's a waste of space"
Not when it's an 1800.
"It is not significant when evaluating a 22 year old college grad"
Yeah that's what GRE's are for.

fendergirl

i think if i were interviewing someone for a job and i saw the sat score on their resume i'd laugh and tell them to come back once they've grown up.

NoobTakular

"i think if i were interviewing someone for a job and i saw the sat score on their resume i'd laugh and tell them to come back once they've grown up."
I hope you never become a recruiter
People like you hire people based on first impression and not a valid examination. This leads to high turnover and bad appearance of the firm. If I was your boss and found out you based a hiring decision on this I would fire you on the spot, as this shows you have really immature judgement ability.

legionaire

1800 is supposed to be good?

NoobTakular

That was a typo, I meant 1600, 800 for math and 800 for verbal. Writing score is not considered that important yet.

Alexandre

NoobTakular, it is a fact of life...first impressions are EXTREMELY important when it comes to resumes. SAT scores have no buisness being on a resume. I got a 1540 on my SAT back in 1991. That was before the SAT verbal was re-centered. Back in those days, only a dozen or so people around the World got a perfect 1600 on the SAT and the Harvard mean SAT score was 1370. So a 1540 back then was pretty much the equivallent to a perfect 1600 today, so I would love nothing more than to believe that the SAT measures something meaningful in the "real world". But it doesn't. I have known way too many average intellects that aced the SAT and way too many brilliant minds that completely tanked the SAT. I have been an HR executive for over 5 years and if I ever come accross a resume with a SAT score on it, I will probably not take the candidate very seriously.

andrw313

Wouldn't the SAT scores reported often be falsified? Do you need to send an official report or merely fill in a blank?

ryanbis

As was said earlier in the thread...

If a firm actually does ask for your SATs, it will probably be part of an application (most likely online) and won't even be looked at. It is highly unlikely that anyone will ever ask you to submit something from the college board, but many jobs involve detailed background checks. If your SAT scores happen to pop up on something and you lied, you'll have a serious problem finding employment. You would be doing yourself a major disservice by lying about something that is not likely to matter.

ihateCA

Stupid question, but the same SATs you took in HS?

No such thing. Only stupid people .

g0ldplatinum

Sorry, haven't been checking up on the boards. I'm currently going to the Stern school @ NYU, and yes, the median GPA is 2.7. What the above poster said about earning a C is all too true. Although I may end up with a lower GPA, I'm not too concerned. I figure I will most definitely be able to find a job with decent grades, it doesn't necessarily have to be at one of the top 4 (although it would be nice). In the end, I will more than likely be better off than if I went to a local state school. NYU has a lot of name recognition, something that I think will go far in the business world. One question though, will I be screwed when applying to an MBA program with say a 3.0? Or would that just be if it were to a top program?

legionaire

g0ldplatinum: What classes did you take that you found to be so difficult since you have not even started the "real" Stern classes? CAS requirements shouldn't be too difficult.

g0ldplatinum

WRITING! Depends on the teacher, but most are reluctant to give As. Majority of class gets Bs and Cs. Also, Calculus can be pretty tough. Hmm, I'm actually taking a few Stern requirement classes, and IMO they're comparable to the CAS requirements. I hear they start to get tough when you get into your Major requirements, but hopefully by then you'll have a real passion for the subject. Don't think frosh year is just a joke (which I admittedly did). But hey I'm crying over a few Bs haha. Have fun! College only happens once!

koolcrud

My father is president of an executive recruiting firm, and he advises candidates to include their SAT score on the resume if it is well above the undergrad school's median.

EDIT: lol, didn't realize that this was months old

Dcho711

well if some firms do consider a applicants Sat I score, is it a score in one stiting or like the best of each section? heh